Sokolov (Sokolov District)

:"See other uses of Sokolov."Geobox | Settlement
name = Sokolov
other_name = Falknov nad Ohří (until 1948)
category = Town


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country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Karlovy Vary
region_type = Region
district = Sokolov
district_type = District
commune = Sokolov
municipality =
part =
river = Ohře
river1 = Svatava
location =
elevation = 401
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 10
lat_s =
lat_NS = N
long_d = 12
long_m = 39
long_s =
long_EW = E
highest =
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area = 22.9
area_round = 1
population = 24456
population_date = 2006-12-31
population_density = auto
established = 1279
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Karel Jakobec
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Sokolov
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/560286 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.sokolov.cz/ www.sokolov.cz]
footnotes =

Sokolov (IPA2|ˈsokolof; until 1948 in _cz. Falknov nad Ohří IPA| [ˈfalknof ˈnat ʔoɦr̝iː] , in _de. Falkenau an der Eger) is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, located to the north-east of Cheb. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.

During World War II, Falkenau was the site of a sub-camp of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp. The camp at Falkenau was liberated by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division on May 6, 1945.

External links

* [http://www.mu-sokolov.cz/ Municipal website]